KEEPING IN THEMAY 2019 LOOP CFU President Randolph Harris (center) and Second Vice-President Rignaal Francisca (left) presented the hardware to the victorious 2019 Concacaf Caribbean Club Shield winners SV Robinhood REGGAE GIRLZ SQUAD REGGAE GIRLZ WORLD CUP TEAM NAMED The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) has unveiled a 23-woman squad selected by Coach Hue Menzies to contest the FIFA Women’s Cup from June 7 to July 7 in France. The Reggae Girlz made history last October by qualifying for the holy grail of competitions, becoming the first Caribbean team to advance to a senior women’s World Cup. JFF President Michael Ricketts expressed pride in the achievement, adding that the team has all the elements to represent Jamaica well. “Based on the make-up, capabilities and ambassadorial spirit of the players and staff, the Federation is absolutely confident that the country will be represented with pride,” Mr. Ricketts said. He also praised the players who did not make the cut, saying, “We must also point out that none of this would have happened without the commitment and sacrifice of those Girlz who battled for us in the qualifiers but will not be a part of the group for France. We express sincere thanks to those Girlz.” Mr. Ricketts also thanked the sponsors, fans, the government of Jamaica and the media for the support. TEAM: Allyson Swaby; Ashleigh Shim; Chinyelu Asher; Chanel Hudson-Marks; Deneisha Blackwood; Dominique Bond-Flasza; Khadija Shaw; Lauren Silver; Marlo Sweatman; Nicole McClure; Sahsana Campbell; Konya Plummer; Toriana Patterson; Trudi Carter; Yazmeen Jamieson; Chantel Swaby; Kayla McCoy; Cheyna Matthews; Tiffany Cameron; Jody Brown; Sydney Schneider; Olufolasade Adamolekun; and Havana Saloun. Haiti’s U-17 team celebrate their return to the U-17 World Cup after defeating Honduras 4-3 on penalty kicks HAITI QUALIFY FOR 2019 FIFA U-17 WORLD CUP Haiti booked their passage to the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil by defeating Honduras 4-3 in a penalty shootout in the Quarterfinals of the Concacaf U-17 Championship on May 12, 2019. Haiti’s Carl Fred Sainte’s 65’ conversion broke the nil-all deadlock, but Honduras equalized 10 minutes later through a Hector Medrano goal, leaving the match to be determined on penalties. Andre Orellana sealed the deal for Las Grenadiers from the penalty spot, sending Haiti to their second-ever U-17 World Cup, 12 years after their last campaign. Caribbean Football Union (CFU) President Randolph Harris congratulated the Haitian team which will be the sole representatives from the CFU contesting for the trophy. President Harris saluted the hard work and commitment of all concerned and assured President Yves Jean Bart that the CFU fraternity is proud of and rooting for Haiti. LYNDON COOPER RETAINED AS SLFA PRESIDENT Lyndon Cooper was re-elected president of the Saint Lucia Football Association Inc. (SLFA) at the organization’s 32nd Ordinary Congress held on Saturday, May 4 at the Bay Gardens Hotel in St. Lucia. Joining Mr. Cooper for the next four years are Boniface Stephen Regis, who was elected first vice president; Mary Campbell, second vice president; Emmanuel Bellas, vice president (southern zone); Kendal Emmanuel, vice president (eastern zone); Alvin Francis, vice president (western zone), and Charde Desir, vice president (northern zone). President Cooper expressed his gratitude to the 18 leagues that were present and pledged continued dedication and support of his executive committee to develop football in St. Lucia. Mr. Cooper also praised FIFA, the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) and Concacaf for their unwavering support and partnership over the past four years. He also pledged to maintain the partnerships. Lyndon Cooper CFU Women’s Football Committee at work: Gwendolyn Salmon, Monique Andre, Mildred Wever, Armide Horth, Ramona Otway, Jeaninne Wong Loi Sing, Ana Rabel, Erika Tirado-Gomez (Concacaf), and Danae Daal. CFU WOMEN’S FOOTBALL COMMITTEE CONVENES The Women’s Football Committee of the Caribbean Football Union is fine-tuning its work agenda following a meeting in Miami on May 19, 2019. The agenda drafted focuses on projects that will aid the development of women’s football in the region, starting from the grassroots level and encompassing programs for leadership and mentoring. The committee also aims to leverage synergies with FIFA and Concacaf, to benefit the CFU Member Associations. Chairperson Jeaninne Wong Loi Sing noted the committee’s commitment to their mandate and said they have made significant progress following three meetings. “In the working group sessions, we strive for concrete and efficient proposals and actions pertaining to development. We had a strategic development session, we evaluated the information from the survey, and, at this last meeting, we drafted the project proposals. I am proud of the progress we are making and how we have ensured that, through these meetings, we continuously engage perspectives from the membership, ensuring a representative outcome,” Mrs. Wong Loi Sing said. SYSTEMS SET FOR CFU GIRLS’ U-14 CHALLENGE SERIES Twenty-two countries will contest the Caribbean Football Union Girls’ U-14 Challenge Series, slated for August 1-12, 2019 across five venues. The host countries are, in order of group, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts and Nevis, and the Dominican Republic. The breakdown is five groups, with three groups of four teams and two groups of five teams. The format is round robin. The Girls’ U-14 Challenge series is in keeping with the CFU’s commitment to the further development of the women’s game in the region and follows last year’s Women’s Challenge Series for senior women. Participating countries are reminded of the following dates: June 20, 2019 Registration deadline for provisional list of 35; meal plan; training and meeting times; and uniforms. July 18, 2019 Submission deadline of the final official team of three officials and 18 players chosen from provisional list and confirmed travel itinerary and rooming list. Send all submissions to [email protected] and [email protected]. Mr. Patrick Beckles of Barbados is the project manager. PARTICIPATING TEAMS HOST TEAM A TEAM B TEAM C TEAM D TEAM E GROUP 1 JAMAICA BERMUDA CUBA MARTINIQUE GROUP 2 CAYMAN ISLANDS BARBADOS CURACAO ST. LUCIA GROUP 3 PUERTO RICO ANGUILLA BONAIRE TURKS AND CAICOS HAITI GROUP 4 ST. KITTS &NEVIS ANTIGUA& BARBUDA DOMINICA ST. VINCENT & GRENADINES GROUP 5 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GRENADA GUYANA SURINAME TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR XLII ORDINARY CONGRESS OF THE CARIBBEAN FOOTBALL UNION The XLII Ordinary Congress of the Caribbean Football Union will be held in Paris, France on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at 4 pm (local time) at Le Meridien Etoile. All 31 CFU Member Associations have confirmed attendance at the Congress. President Mr. Randolph Harris will preside over the Congress, which will focus on the administrative, developmental, financial and sporting business of the CFU. Please send any queries regarding the XLII Ordinary Congress of the Caribbean Football Union to [email protected] and [email protected]. 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